Hi Bob,
seconds. How does one pin point the exact time to start the extraction, and to end it?
As a side note, you can also stop recording by hitting the space bar.
David >
Possibly my current method is easier. Namely, put the needle down on the LP a few seconds before pressing R in Audacity just as the piece begins, and pressing S when it stops. Unless, of course, I want three or four different songs from the same side!
Yes, I think I can handle that much; but keep the words simple! (smile)
Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "David R. Sky" <davidsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 9:27 PM Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: selecting individual tracks
Hi bob,
I had assumed that was what you meant - you have one full lp ripped onto Audacity, and you want to save one or more individual tunes to individual files.
In order to save one tune at a time, you first need to "select" one tune at a time. It's kind of like selecting one chapter at a time in a document so you can save the individual chapter. but instead of selecting text, you are selecting audio.
So my question was, do you know how to select one tune out of your ripped lp in Audacity?
Assuming you do know and have selected one tune you want to save, open the file menu and click on one of the three "export selection as..." options: .wav, .mp3 or .ogg vorbis. .wav has high fidelity but creates the largest files. .ogg vorbis has high fidelity but at the same time is compressed. .mp3 is also compressed but has a loss in quality. .ogg vorbis and .mp3 can be set so you can save in greater or lesser quality. If you want to save to .mp3, you first need to install the Lame encoder, available from a link at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ .
Back to making a selection. In Audacity 1.2.4, it's rather awkward to select audio, especially for people who use a screen reader - it's frustratingly easy to accidentally "break" the selection! At which point the process needs to be started again. In 1.3.1beta, it's a lot easier, but as i've said before, bugs are still being worked out, and Audacity has crashed on me more than once.
I wrote a plug-in some time ago which can "extract" or "cut out" a chunk of audio from a track. For instance, if your lp is thirty minutes long and you want to extract the bit between twelve and nineteen minutes into the lp, the plug-in will do that. After you have saved that as a tune, you can "undo" the extraction and make a brand-new chunk from your lp and save. Let me know if that might help you.
I hope that's not too much information all at once. *grin*
David
You wrote: When I rip a cassette or LP the several pieces are not recorded in separate tracks. It seems to me the whole file is one track, even though there may be a dozen pieces. I know I can put the needle down on piece no. 4, for example, and stop rip at its end; and jump to piece 7, and do the same. What I'm wondering is whether I can just rip the whole side, and choose what I want from the file that is in the computer. Hope this is a little clearer.
Bob
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